Category Archives: Hollywood

A Casebook on ‘Los Angeles Plays Itself’

Posted on November 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

A user named smithrs has uploaded Thom Andersen’s elusive film essay “Los Angeles Plays Itself” to YouTube. The two-part film is something of a cult item in Los Angeles because Andersen made it without licensing the hundreds of clips he … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on November 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery fellow, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Man Says He Shot Wife With ‘Unloaded’ Rifle

Posted on November 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: The 600 block of West 87th Street via Google’s Street View. Nov. 10, 1941: A week after Kenneth and Betty met at a malt shop, the 20-year-olds drove to Yuma, Ariz., to get married. They moved in with his … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on November 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery chap, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Roosevelt Declares Early Thanksgiving

Posted on November 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

Nov. 9, 1941: Amid the gathering clouds of World War II, President Roosevelt declares what will be the last peacetime Thanksgiving. Noting American aid to nations fighting the Axis, Roosevelt says: “Let us ask the divine blessing of our decision … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A “Nightmare Before Christmas” hearse/snow globes listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $275.   Queen of the Dead—dateline November 7, 2011 •  If you loved Green Acres as much as I did (and if you didn’t, why not?) you … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Marilyn Monroe

Posted on November 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

This negative (I’ve converted it to a positive), which the vendor says shows Marilyn Monroe at a Hollywood party in the 1950s, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $499. I certainly wouldn’t pay that kind of money for … Continue reading →

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Test Pilot Dies as P-38 Crashes Into Glendale House, Nov. 5, 1941

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

Witnesses said the twin-engined, double fuselaged ship was booming westerward at near-maximum speed (unofficially reported to be between 400 and 500 mph) when the duralumin tail assembly “simply floated away.” Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++++]

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

And for Thursday, here’s another mystery chap! Update: This is Nils Asther (d. 1981) 

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Wingy Manone Puts the Swing in Swing Shift — Nov. 3, 1941

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1941: Tom Treanor goes to a dance at the Glendale Civic Auditorium for swing shift workers, about 5,000 of them, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Most of the couples are married, he says, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Update +]

Posted on November 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery chap, courtesy of Steven Bibb. [Update: For some reason, WordPress isn’t allowing comments on this post. I’ll see if I can fix it.] [Update 2: This is Cliff Danielson. Sorry for the delayed answer but the Daily … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Sandra Storme. Please congratulate Mike Hawks for identifying her.] Here’s today’s mystery gal, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1993 Cadillac Hearse for sale on EBay, listed as Buy It Now for $4,700. Queen of the Dead—dateline October 31, 2011 •  105-year-old British stage actress Norrie Woodhall died on Oct. 25. She was the last surviving member of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘The Gold Rush’

Posted on October 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

A program from the 1925 showing of “The Gold Rush” at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre has been listed on EBay. This item has been removed from a scrapbook and frankly we have mixed feelings about that. Antique dealers who cannibalize mementos … Continue reading →

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Monsters of the Silver Screen Commemorative Bills

Posted on October 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

OK, it’s only the Onion. But it’s cool. And just in time for Halloween.

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Coming Attractions: This Week on the Daily Mirror

Posted on October 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

On Monday, Eve Golden will have her roundup of unusual obituaries in Queen of the Dead, and in Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory will take a look at Photoplayers – mechanical instruments that smaller theaters used to accompany silent films. Other … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update 2: This is Charles Dingle (d. 1956). He appeared in the 1941 stage and film versions of Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes.”] Here’s another photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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L.A.’s Traffic Nightmare Threatens Downtown’s Future! Oct. 28, 1941

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

Oct. 28, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about Los Angeles’ congested streets (no, traffic is not a new problem – it’s a very old one that we are still trying to solve). Notice that Shippey says streetcars and automobiles do not … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb. [Update: After fifteen years, Esther Ralston, former Paramount star, stages a reunion with Adolph Zukor, chairman of the board of directors of Paramount Productions, the man who discovered her and put her … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Lina Basquette] Here’s a mystery gal with a mystery companion, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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